Ministry of Health

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former government department health ministry

The Ministry of Health was the former UK government department responsible for national public health and healthcare policy before its functions were taken over by successor bodies.

Aliases (2)

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	former government department → health ministry →
appliesToJurisdiction	England and Wales → Great Britain →
budgetResponsibility	National Health Service (early central health functions) →
country	United Kingdom →
dissolvedInto	Department of Health and Social Security →
fieldOfWork	healthcare administration → public health → social medicine →
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United Kingdom →
hasPart	Chief Medical Officer →
headquartersLocation	London →
industry	public administration →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom →
notableRole	centralization of health services in the UK →
parentOrganization	Cabinet of the United Kingdom →
partOf	Government of the United Kingdom →
precededBy	Local Government Board →
replacedBy	Department of Health → Department of Health and Social Security →
responsibleFor	coordination of local health authorities → health service planning → healthcare policy → hospital services policy → national public health policy → public health legislation →
subjectOf	United Kingdom health policy history →
subordinateTo	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom →
typeOfOrganization	ministerial department →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Raymond Unwin ("Ministry of Health (UK)") →	employer
Department of Health and Social Care →	replaced
National Health Service Act 1946 ("Ministry of Health (United Kingdom)") →	sponsoredBy